Planning and policy options for the reduction of ambient air pollution depend on the availability of reliable, continuous, and representative air quality data. In close collaboration with local authorities and research groups, the Ministry of Environment is working on improving its monitoring and control capabilities.

Given the importance of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean, the Government of Lebanon has initiated the procedures of adhesion to the ICZM Protocol as a clear sign to its commitment to the regional convention.

Lebanon is rich in marine and coastal species. The importance of these resources lies in their intrinsic natural heritage value as these sustain fisheries and have the potential to support marine-based tourism activity and beyond.